Professional baseball manager Akihiro Yano of Hanshin reported to the owner about this season, which ended in 2nd place, and accepted the request from the baseball team to continue casting, and decided to take command next season as well.
Coach Yano succeeded in starting the team with agility this season, which is the third year of the three-year contract, and although he was reversed by Yakult in the second half and finished in second place by a small margin, it may be until the end. Played a battle for victory.
In the climax series, he lost two games in a row on the first stage and was decided to lose, but his ability to reach third place or higher for the third consecutive year was highly evaluated, and the team requested that he continue to throw next season.
Director Yano visited the Hanshin Electric Railway headquarters of the baseball team's parent company in Fukushima-ku, Osaka on the 9th, reported this season to Takaoki Fujiwara's owner and president of the baseball team, accepted the request for continued throwing, and decided to take command next season as well. I did.
After that, Yano said at a press conference, "I thought that the team would be stronger, and I pushed my back for three years so that I could challenge even if the players failed. I feel responsible because I could not win, but as a result of doing my best So I want to do my best again. "
Regarding the points of strengthening for next season, he cited the defense with the highest number of errors in both leagues, saying, "If there were few errors, there was a good chance that I would have won. I will make up for the shortages and develop the good points steadily. I also need to grow myself, "he said with enthusiasm for the league championship for the first time in 17 years.